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'''Doug Dohring''' founded [[Neopets]] | '''Doug Dohring''' founded [[Neopets|Neopets Inc.]] after buying [http://www.neopets.com neopets.com] from [[Adam Powell|Adam]] and [[Donna Powell]] in February 2000. Dohring was Chairman and CEO of the company through June 2005, when he sold Neopets to Viacom (owners of [[Nickelodeon]] and [[MTV]] as well as many other channels) for USD$160 million.{{cite|numbera=1|numberb=1|numberc=1}}He continued to serve as CEO of Neopets until September 2006 when he, at the request of Viacom management, completed a successful transition to a new MTV Networks management team. Neopets and Dohring were the subject of a case study by the Harvard Business Review.{{cite|numbera=2|numberb=2|numberc=2}} | ||
Dohring fully left Neopets to found the education technology company [http://www.ageoflearning.com Age of Learning] in February 2007.{{cite|numbera=3|numberb=3|numberc=3}}As Neopets was, the company is based in Glendale, California. [http://www.ageoflearning.com/press-release/doug-dohring-announces-abcmouse-launch.html Dohring and Age of Learning launched] the [https://www.abcmouse.com ABCmouse Early Learning Academy] in 2010.{{cite|numbera=4|numberb=4|numberc=4}} Still owned by Doug Dohring, Age of Learning raised $150 million in 2016, giving the company a $1 billion valuation.{{cite|numbera=5|numberb=5|numberc=5}} | |||
The company's [http://www.ageoflearning.com/education-access-initiatives education access initiatives] offer ABCmouse at no cost to individual teachers, libraries, Head Start programs, public housing authorities, and other community institutions. [http://www.abcmouseforschools.com ABCmouse for Schools] launched in 2016 to offer schools and school districts a comprehensive early learning solution. | |||
. [[Rik Kinney]] and [[Lee Borth]], who have worked with Doug Dohring at both Age of Learning and Neopets, began working with him at the Dohring Company. Some of the websites owned by The Dohring Company include OpinionSurveys.com, RestaurantSurveys.com, and SatisfactionSurveys.com. In 2004, OpinionSurveys.com was acquired by Greenfield Online, a NASDAQ-listed public company and one of the largest market research firms in the country at the time (later acquired by Microsoft). Doug Dohring was the owner of Digital Lightwave for a very short period. | |||
Doug Dohring has been married to his wife, Laurie Dohring, since 1979. | |||
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{{ref|numbera=1|numberb=1|numberc=1|source=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 20, 2005|link=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111922611869563663|title=Viacom to Acquire Web Company Neopets}}<br> | |||
{{ref|numbera=2|numberb=2|numberc=2|source=Harvard Business Review|date=March 12, 2002|link=https://hbr.org/product/neopets-inc/an/802100-PDF-ENG|title=NeoPets, Inc.}}<br> | |||
{{ref|numbera=5|numberb=5|numberc=5|source=EdSurge|date=May 3, 2016|link=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-05-03-from-mouse-to-unicorn-age-of-learning-raises-150m-at-1b-valuation-to-expand-to-schools|title=From Mouse to Unicorn: Age of Learning Raises $150M at $1B Valuation, Eyes Expansion Into Schools}}<br> | |||
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